Tired, downtrodden northerners wanted to appear in new Peterloo film

An unglamorous casting call has gone out for extras to appear in a new drama retelling the 1819 Peterloo Massacre

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Film producers have made an unusual request - for a tired, downtrodden northerner to feature in a new Mike Leigh film!

The rather unflattering call for extras from Piece of Cake is looking for people who come from up north, and are a little world-weary, to appear in a film based on the 1819 Peterloo Massacre in Manchester.

Maxine Peake is to star in the gritty historic drama which wants "authentic northern faces" to be extras, reports the Manchester Evening News.

The job ad said those interested had to look miserable, tired, overworked - and a bit hard done by.

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Alexandra Pickford, a director at Piece of Cake Casting, told i: “We are looking for gentlemen with longer, collar-length hair. They should ruffle their hair and bring it forward for the photo, and look really miserable, pretty downtrodden."

The film’s release is expected to coincide with the massacre’s 200th anniversary in 2019.

So, if you're a miserable, tired-looking northerner who feels overworked and hard done by - or you know the perfect candidate - you can apply to be in the film visiting Piece of Cake Casting’s website .